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Murphy, MD, Stephen B.

9 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
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Fee deadlines

Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
  • 1 fee due Jan 2, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Surgical system using a registration device (US 10,335,236) comes due Jan 2, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 2, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 29, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method and apparatus for performing anterior hip surgery (US 10,456,274) comes due Apr 29, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 29, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 21, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Surgical Planning System and Method (US 10,540,479) comes due Jul 21, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 21, 2028, it lapses early.

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Patents held now

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Showing 1 to 9 of 9

PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 10,335,236Surgical system using a registration device
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,992,271Surgical system using a registration device
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,482,316Surgical Planning System and Method
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 10,540,479Surgical Planning System and Method
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,456,274Method and apparatus for performing anterior hip surgery
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,016,287Method and apparatus for performing anterior hip surgery
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 12,137,980Systems and methods for determining leg length change during hip surgery
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,147,626Systems and methods for determining leg length change during hip surgery
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 12,059,212Systems and Methods for Registering and Tracking Anatomical Structures
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence

Sources and methods

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Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
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